About Ontario 49

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) created the Ontario 49 lottery for players in the province of Ontario. For Ontario 49 draws, seven balls (six main numbers and one Bonus number) are drawn at random from a ball machine. The first draw for Ontario 49 was on October 10, 1997, and the draws take place twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday. You can augment your Ontario 49 ticket by purchasing the Encore.